Pro Recco and Brescia finished atop of their respective groups of the second stage of the Italian Cup.
Pro Recco defeated Ortigia 10:7 in the last match of the group in Savona. An encounter between Brescia and host Telimar decided the group-winner in Palermo. Brescia showed no mercy to the home team and secured the 1st place with a big 16:7 margin.
The Final Four will be played in January (29 – 30). Pairing for the semifinals: Pro Recco – Telimar, Brescia – Ortigia.
2020/21 Italian Cup, Stage 2, Day 2
Group E (Savona)
Round 3
Savona – Roma 18:11 (6:1, 4:4, 4:2, 4:4)
RN Savona: Patchaliev 2, Molina Rios 2, Bruni 4, Campopiano 1, Fondelli 4, Iocchi Gratta 4, Caldieri 1.
Roma Nuoto: Ciotti 1, Graglia 1, F. Faraglia 2, De Robertis 1, Di Santo, Boezi 1, Casasola 4, Tartaro 1.
Ortigia – Pro Recco 7:10 (0:2, 2:1, 2:5, 3:2)
CC Ortigia: Ferrero 2, Gallo 2, Condemi 1, Mirarchi 1, Rossi 1.
Pro Recco: Mandic 3, Echenique 2, F. Di Fulvio 1, Younger 1, N. Presciutti 1, Ivovic 1, Figari 1.
Pro Recco was always ahead in the derby match against Ortigia. The Sicilians were coming back from time to time, but they couldn’t equalize. Pro Recco had a slim 3:2 advantage at halftime, and it opened the third quarter with three goals to jump to a 6:2 lead. Recco, which won the previous seven editions of the national cup, extended the distance to five (8:3). Still, Ortigia started coming back once more and cut the deficit in the middle of the final period (7:9). Ortigia water polo players had a few nice opportunities to reduce the gap to one. They even missed a penalty shoot. Dusan Mandic closed the match in the final minute, with his 3rd goal for 10:7.
Savona defeated Roma and finished third.
Played yesterday: Ortigia – Roma 14:5,Savona – Pro Recco 7:17, Pro Recco – Roma 22:1 , Ortigia – Savona 11:9.
1.Pro Recco 9
2.Ortigia 6
3.Savona 3
4. Roma 0
Group F (Palermo)
Round 3
Quinto – Posillipo 10:10 (4:1, 2:2, 4:1, 0:6)
Iren Quinto Genoa: M. Gitto 2, Panerai 2, Fracas 1, Mugnaini 1, Guidi 1, Bittarello 1, Dellacasa 1.
CN Posillipo: , Bertoli 2, Baraldi 2, Saccoia 2,Iodice 1, Mattiello 1, Parrella 1, Silvestri 1.
Telimar – Brescia 7:16 (2:4, 0:3, 1:3, 3:6)
Telimar: Damonte 3, Dal Basso 2,, Vlahovic 1, Lo Dico 1.
AN Brescia: Vlachopoulos 3 , C. Presciutti 2, Jokovic 2, Nikolaidis 2, Balzarini 2, Alesiani 2, E. Di Somma 1, , N. Gitto 1, Dolce 1,
After five straight wins at the start of the season, Telimar Palermo wasn’t able for a new surprise. Brescia dominated throughout the match and recorded a big victory. The visitors needed less than four minutes to build a 3:0 lead. Telimar reduced the gap quickly after that (2:3). But, Brescia kept the Sicilians scoreless until the middle break, while it scored four goals and entered the second half with a 7:2 advantage. After that, the visitors’ win wasn’t in danger. However, Telimar can be pleased too. The Palermo-based team achieved significant success by reaching the semifinals.
Quinto and Posillipo shared the points. Iren took the 3rd because of the better goal difference
Played yesterday: Posillipo-Brescia 6:16, Quinto – Telimar 7:9, Telimar – Posillipo 12:11, Brescia – Quinto 15:3
1.Brescia 9
2.Telimar
3.Quinto 1
4.Posillipo 1.
